Intel’s eighth-generation Coffee Lake CPUs to launch in the second half of 2017

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Published onFebruary 13, 2017

published onFebruary 13, 2017

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It may be fair to say that Intel has been taking a beating in the arena of industry opinion. Between theissues with its 6th generation Skylake processorand the recent announcements of its two largest software partners in Apple and Microsoftexperimenting with ARM-based architecturespowering desktop operating systems, Intel seems to be having a rough go as of late.

Perhaps, in response to the head spinning headlines, Intel has decided to ramp up the release date of its 8th generation Core CPU offering called Coffee Lake.According to a report from Ars Technica, Intel’s Coffee Lake processor will be released in the second half of 2017 rather than its previous product road mapped launch period of 2018.

“At its Investor Day event last week, Intel confirmed that its 8th-gen chips will once again be based on a 14nm process, much likeBroadwell,Skylake, andKaby Lakebefore it. The first Broadwell chips were released way back in 2014.”

Beyond an updated release date, partnering manufacturers can look forward to promised “15 percent jump int performance versus Kaby Lake.”

Kaby Lake is also rumored to include a six-core CPU for a range of products and while that may see some excitement from power users, it remains to be seen if Intel can drum up the same level of excitement that has been accompanying ARM development these days.

Needless to say, Intel may need a few home run headlines out of its Coffee Lake release later this year to stem the recent ARM tide.

Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

Kareem is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. His passion for technology and content creation drives are unmatched, driving him to create well-researched articles and incredible YouTube videos.

He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.

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Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security

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